which nba team has the worst defensive rating vs the center position

The New Orleans Pelicans have the worst defensive rating by a team this season, with a 121.3 rating.

Interpreted as:
Which NBA team has the worst defensive rating vs the center position this regular season?
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1Pelicans
Pelicans
121.3
2025-26
54
19.9
7.8
5.4
2.2
0.6
0.7
3.1
6.2
49.7
0.1
0.4
12.5
1.6
2.2
71.7
54.4
2.2
3.2
1.4
1,072
423
290
119
31
40
77
135
-266
2Wizards
Wizards
120.9
2025-26
34
19.7
12.1
5.1
2.0
0.6
1.2
4.7
9.3
50.5
0.8
2.4
31.7
1.9
2.8
67.7
57.2
1.4
3.8
1.6
670
411
175
69
20
41
53
59
-207
3Kings
Kings
118.8
2025-26
68
19.1
8.0
5.0
1.1
0.6
0.5
3.2
6.1
53.3
0.2
0.8
25.5
1.3
2.1
63.6
57.1
1.5
3.6
1.0
1,299
542
342
77
43
34
69
139
-345
4Clippers
Clippers
118.3
2025-26
50
20.3
9.9
6.2
1.4
0.3
0.8
4.2
7.5
55.9
0.5
1.3
35.9
1.1
1.5
71.1
60.7
1.8
4.4
1.2
1,015
495
308
72
15
38
58
90
-79
5Nets
Nets
117.9
2025-26
43
23.3
10.1
6.5
3.0
0.8
0.9
3.8
6.7
56.2
0.1
0.7
20.7
2.4
3.7
65.8
60.6
2.4
4.1
1.7
1,002
436
281
129
33
40
71
98
-194
6Hornets
Hornets
116.7
2025-26
50
21.6
7.8
6.6
0.9
0.6
1.2
3.1
4.3
71.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.2
73.2
73.7
2.9
3.7
0.9
1,078
388
330
45
32
62
46
93
-128
7Pacers
Pacers
116.2
2025-26
65
16.6
6.9
4.0
0.9
0.3
1.1
2.6
5.0
52.5
0.5
1.5
32.0
1.2
1.6
76.0
60.9
1.8
2.2
0.8
1,078
450
261
57
22
72
53
169
-230
8Bulls
Bulls
116.1
2025-26
41
23.3
12.5
7.6
2.3
0.5
0.5
4.9
10.1
48.4
1.6
4.3
37.6
1.1
1.5
77.0
58.4
2.1
5.5
1.4
956
514
311
94
21
19
57
94
-58
9Jazz
Jazz
116.0
2025-26
45
23.9
9.4
8.1
3.2
1.0
0.6
3.5
7.2
48.6
0.7
2.0
34.8
1.6
2.6
63.8
56.1
2.4
5.8
2.1
1,077
422
365
144
46
28
93
143
-80
10Lakers
Lakers
115.6
2025-26
39
22.5
10.3
6.0
0.9
0.5
0.8
4.6
6.5
71.5
0.0
0.0
100.0
1.0
1.5
68.4
72.3
1.9
4.1
1.3
879
402
235
37
19
33
49
80
+21
11Bucks
Bucks
115.1
2025-26
40
22.0
8.3
4.9
1.3
0.6
1.1
3.0
6.2
47.6
1.3
3.4
38.8
1.1
1.5
73.3
60.5
1.2
3.8
0.9
881
332
197
53
25
43
37
87
-86
12Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
114.7
2025-26
64
14.6
5.8
4.9
0.9
0.4
0.9
2.3
4.6
50.0
0.5
1.7
28.0
0.7
0.9
78.0
57.8
2.0
2.8
0.5
935
370
312
57
25
56
30
88
-80
13Grizzlies
Grizzlies
114.5
2025-26
60
22.6
12.4
5.9
1.4
0.5
0.8
4.8
9.2
51.6
1.0
2.6
38.0
1.9
2.5
75.3
60.1
2.0
3.9
1.4
1,358
743
352
82
31
50
86
176
-124
14Celtics
Celtics
113.3
2025-26
48
17.1
7.2
5.3
1.0
0.5
0.8
3.0
4.8
61.5
0.3
0.9
34.1
1.0
1.5
68.6
66.1
2.3
2.9
0.6
820
346
253
50
24
38
28
122
+89
15Knicks
Knicks
112.5
2025-26
70
17.6
8.3
6.2
1.4
0.4
0.5
2.9
6.2
46.4
0.7
2.2
31.8
1.9
2.4
77.6
57.3
2.2
4.0
1.1
1,234
582
434
95
30
36
79
141
+193
16Hawks
Hawks
112.4
2025-26
38
26.4
15.2
6.3
2.7
0.7
1.1
5.5
11.1
49.2
1.6
4.6
35.3
2.7
3.3
80.8
60.5
1.5
4.8
1.4
1,005
578
241
104
25
42
54
119
-13
17Raptors
Raptors
112.0
2025-26
16
26.4
10.6
8.3
2.4
0.8
0.6
4.5
6.2
72.7
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.7
58.1
71.7
2.9
5.3
1.4
423
169
132
39
12
9
23
57
+41
18Nuggets
Nuggets
111.9
2025-26
42
23.7
18.5
8.6
6.1
0.8
0.7
6.8
11.3
60.3
1.1
2.6
41.3
3.8
4.5
83.8
69.6
2.3
6.4
2.2
994
775
362
257
32
29
94
99
+204
19Timberwolves
Timberwolves
111.9
2025-26
44
28.7
12.4
8.0
2.1
0.7
1.3
4.9
8.7
55.7
1.1
2.9
38.0
1.6
2.6
60.0
62.8
2.4
5.7
1.5
1,261
546
353
94
32
55
66
123
+156
20Warriors
Warriors
111.4
2025-26
49
16.5
5.7
3.8
1.4
0.6
0.7
2.1
4.9
42.1
0.9
2.9
31.9
0.6
0.9
71.4
53.6
1.1
2.7
0.9
810
279
185
68
31
32
42
75
+3
21Cavaliers
Cavaliers
111.3
2025-26
31
16.3
8.5
4.6
0.9
0.6
0.6
3.3
6.0
54.5
0.2
0.8
19.2
1.8
2.4
74.7
60.2
1.4
3.3
0.8
504
265
144
29
20
19
26
36
+59
22Magic
Magic
111.0
2025-26
45
22.2
8.7
6.0
1.7
0.7
1.0
3.1
5.3
58.6
0.6
1.5
41.2
1.9
2.4
78.7
68.6
2.2
3.9
1.2
998
393
271
75
30
43
52
127
+124
2376ers
76ers
111.0
2025-26
44
20.0
8.0
6.5
1.0
0.5
1.3
3.0
5.8
50.6
0.5
1.5
32.3
1.6
2.2
70.4
58.3
2.2
4.4
1.1
882
350
288
43
24
56
49
90
+26
24Suns
Suns
111.0
2025-26
49
14.4
6.6
4.9
0.5
0.5
0.6
2.6
4.3
60.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.5
2.0
74.2
64.4
1.8
3.1
0.9
708
324
240
26
26
31
45
89
+15
25Rockets
Rockets
110.1
2025-26
53
22.9
11.5
7.6
3.1
0.8
0.8
4.3
8.3
51.5
0.4
1.0
38.5
2.6
3.5
75.0
58.7
3.4
4.3
1.6
1,214
610
405
165
44
41
86
109
+287
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

More Pelicans Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

112.0

25th

DRTG

122.6

29th

NETRTG

-10.6

28th

3P%

34.9

21st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
Jazz Jazz
8
13
.381
12.5
12
Mavericks Mavericks
8
15
.348
13.5
13
Clippers Clippers
6
16
.273
15.0
14
Kings Kings
5
17
.227
16.0
15
Pelicans Pelicans
3
20
.130
18.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/6
NOP NOP
@
BKN BKN
5:00 PM
Mon
12/8
SAS SAS
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Sun
12/14
NOP NOP
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Last Game

125

Final

116

NOP Pelicans

3 - 20

Thu 4 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
16
5
.762
4.5
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
.714
5.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
15
6
.714
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
14
8
.636
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
17
5
.773
2
Knicks Knicks
14
7
.667
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
15
8
.652
2.5
4
Heat Heat
14
8
.636
3.0
5
Celtics Celtics
13
9
.591
4.0
6
Magic Magic
13
9
.591
4.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/6
CHA CHA
@
MIA MIA
108-126
Thu
11/6
UTA UTA
@
MIN MIN
97-137
Thu
11/6
OKC OKC
@
SAC SAC
132-101
Thu
11/6
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
104-129
Fri
11/7
DAL DAL
@
WAS WAS
111-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/5
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
UTA UTA
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
DEN DEN
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM